Comment by ghshephard

A lot of people say that the real issue is blood sugar spike, how fast it happens, and what the glycemic index of the food you are eating is.

I always wonder about the whole glycemic index theory. Lot of counterintuitive data here: http://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glycem...

For example, where Glucose=100, Banana cake, made with sugar=47, but Banana cake, made without sugar=55, and Brown rice, average=68.

Or, Chickpeas=10, but Chickpeas canned in Brine=42.

White rice, of course, is the worst of all of these at 73. Worse than Apple Juice (41), Orange Juice (50), and even Coca Cola (63)